“I then went through the logical steps of whether I was having caffeine withdrawal or just tired, everytime I left the kitchen, it went away.” “Every time I would walk into the kitchen, I would get sharp, shooting pains in the left side of my head,” said Bray regarding a private investigation E.C.P.S. Being an empath has allowed Bray to have an unparalleled insight into investigations, even going as far as feeling the exact pain of what a client may have felt. Everyone is claiming to be an empath,” said Bray. However, Bray admits that many people claim to be psychic empaths despite not fully understanding the essence of the practice. “They then take that information and interpret it into a form of knowledge that was not previously known to them.” Most of these experiences, as Bray explains, are subjective, but nonetheless, are important qualities in the field of paranormal research. “What a psychic empath does is instead of seeing, they feel the energy of people, places, and objects,” said Bray. Shea Eventually, Bray would go on to discover that he was a psychic empath a person who is able to feel energy and interpret it. As a teenager, Bray would explore abandoned sites and haunted cemeteries, which only helped pique his interest in the paranormal.
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“You’re talking to the air basically and when you say ‘knock twice for yes’ and ask a question, and then hear two loud knocks, you can pretty much hold a conversation with whatever is knocking on the wall.” Bray realized his talent in the field of paranormal investigation at a young age, claiming to have knowledge of things previously unknown to him. “I tried to develop a communication system with whatever was knocking ,” said Bray when discussing communicating with a demonic entity during an investigation. When discussing the extent of their work, Bray explained that the term paranormal isn’t necessarily restricted to ghosts the term can also be applied to cryptozoological figures, black magic, and demons, the latter of which they have had hands-on experience with. Additionally, the team says they welcome scientific scrutiny of their work, often working with dermatologists and anthropologists to provide clarity to their findings. uses the tools as a way to help aid their research. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle Bray states that team uses the same tools as the paranormal investigators on TV, however, E.C.P.S. "I was very skeptical going in, and he actually impressed me so much that we decided to form a group," said Bray. O'Connor, who is a psychic medium, convinced Bray to work together, despite Bray never previously conducting formal paranormal investigations.
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in 2015 when he met fellow paranormal researcher Chris O'Connor.
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It's about helping people," added Bray.īray helped co-found E.C.P.S. "It's not about the thrill of getting evidence. "If I take a photo, and I say 'oh, there is a ghost in photo ' well, because we have no scientific definition of what a ghost is, or what it is made of, I actually can't say that it is a ghost in the photo," said Bray. However, according to David Bray, the co-founder and lead investigator of the Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society, this is further from the truth of actual paranormal investigating. With shows such as "Ghost Hunters" and "Ghost Adventures," people's only knowledge of the field may only come from sensationalized media that aims to make the practice a sort of action film rather than a scientific study.
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In a crowded field of people attempting to uncover the truth behind the existence of paranormal entities, it often becomes daunting for the general public to infer what is indeed fact, and what is fiction.